Splat 5/10 |
Badland (2007) |
"Exploiting what it is supposed to renounce, Badland combines a dreadfully long and dull screenplay and extremely plain surroundings to make a well-meaning anti-war film you'll want to miss." |
Ron Wilkinson |
Tomato 7/10 |
Baghead (2008) |
"What do four young film makers and a demented savage with a bag over his head have in common? They all want to be stars, and they almost make it in this super-indie horror satire." |
Ron Wilkinson |
Splat 6/10 |
Ballast (2008) |
"Rating high in the unvarnished truth department, "Ballast" does not bring enough entertainment to the table to merit the price of admission. A commendable exercise in plainness does not constitute a reason to see this film." |
Ron Wilkinson |
Splat 6/10 |
Balls of Fury (2007) |
"Try as he might, Director Garant cannot bring a winning performance out of this summertime silliness. Ping pong remains in disfavor as of the dog days of August." |
Ron Wilkinson |
Tomato 7/10 |
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (2005) |
"Who says you can’t make it with anyone by carrying pictures of Chairman Mao?" |
Ron Wilkinson |
Tomato 8.5/10 |
Based on a True Story (2005) |
"Deprived of his legacy, the brains behind the failed bank robbery that became Sidney Lumet’s Dog Day Afternoon gets closer than ever to his fifteen minutes of fame." |
Ron Wilkinson |
Tomato 7/10 |
Battle For Haditha (2007) |
"Previous films such as "Gunners Palace" and the more famous "War Tapes" gave us intimate footage of the day to day danger and tedium of the war, but no film has shown both sides with the power and accuracy of "Battle for Haditha"" |
Ron Wilkinson |
Splat 5/10 |
Battle in Seattle (2008) |
"Cinema verite' filmed in an unabashedly one-sided, pro-demonstrator mode, this film fails to make the grade as either hard hitting documentary or staged narrative fiction" |
Ron Wilkinson |
Tomato 8/10 |
The Beaches of Agnes (2009) |
"Agnes Varda shows us what modern film making is all about in a whimsical look at a cinematic genius." |
Ron Wilkinson |
Tomato 8/10 |
The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005) |
"A dark and dangerous look into men’s souls pits Romain Duris against his abusive father in the steamy streets of gangland Paris." |
Ron Wilkinson |
Tomato 7.5/10 |
The Beautiful Country (2005) |
"Slow in the beginning, with a neophyte performance by lead Damien Nguyen, Nolte lends a helping hand with a weighty performance in the closing minutes." |
Ron Wilkinson |
Tomato 7/10 |
The Beauty Academy of Kabul (2006) |
"Beauty of the mind and body conspires to survive under the guns of UN troops guarding the fragile peace against the moonscape of war that is Kabul." |
Ron Wilkinson |
Tomato 7/10 |
Beauty in Trouble (2008) |
"A love story that holds out happiness as a carrot dangled but never obtained. Too busy, but still lush with the loving work of director Jan Hrebejk." |
Ron Wilkinson |
Splat 6/10 |
Becoming Jane (2007) |
"The squeaky clean love story of Jane Austen fails to make hay of either women's liberation or the miracle of creative writing, sticking to lush estates and courtly costume finery instead" |
Ron Wilkinson |
Splat 5/10 |
Beeswax (2009) |
"Precious in its realism this film is so plain is threatens to slip off the screen. Kudos for the honesty but the entertainment is lacking." |
Ron Wilkinson |
Tomato 8/10 |
Before the Fall (2004) |
"Bankrupt fascist politics and a talent in the ring combine to force decisions no teenager should have to make." |
Ron Wilkinson |
Splat 5/10 |
Before the Music Dies (2006) |
"The music industry kicks itself in the butt and vows to go straight as the founding fathers and mothers of rock decry the greed and falsehood that has suddenly crept into pop music." |
Ron Wilkinson |
Tomato 7/10 |
Before Tomorrow (2009) |
"One of the most intriguing films of the year. A film that says a lot by saying little." |
Ron Wilkinson |
Tomato 8/10 |
The Betrayal (2008) |
"Although slow in its delivery, "Betrayal" delivers a stinging criticism of life in America. When foreigners come here for freedom, they may get more freedom than they wanted." |
Ron Wilkinson |
Splat 6/10 |
Bewitched (2005) |
"Fast out of the gate but slowing in the back stretch, this film will need witchcraft to keep all but the hardiest fans awake for the final kiss." |
Ron Wilkinson |
Splat 6/10 |
The Big Shot-Caller (2009) |
"A methodical and thoughtful film that provides food for thought but will be too slow for most audiences." |
Ron Wilkinson |
Tomato 7/10 |
Black Book (2007) |
"Although there is little new in this finely crafted WWII pot-boiler, it remains a thoroughly enjoyable wartime thriller during its entire 145 minutes of good-guy/bad-guy subterfuge." |
Ron Wilkinson |
Tomato 7/10 |
Black Dynamite (2009) |
"Black Dynamite is back and The Man better look out or die laughing." |
Ron Wilkinson |
Tomato 7/10 |
Black Sheep (2007) |
"Lush photography of the beautiful New Zealand hills combines with skin ripping mayhem and over-the-top humor to make one of the funniest of the new wave zombie satires yet." |
Ron Wilkinson |
Tomato 7/10 |
Black White + Gray: A Portrait Of Sam Wagstaff And Robert Mapplethorpe (2007) |
"The more famous Mapplethorpe is moved aside to give Sam Wagstaff the spotlight. But the best photography in the world steals the show." |
Ron Wilkinson |
Tomato 8/10 |
Blind Date (2009) |
"Too psychological and "film school" for some but a fine homage to Theo Van Gogh's integrity and courage as a filmmaker and student of the human condition." |
Ron Wilkinson |
Splat 6/10 |
Blood and Chocolate (2007) |
"A pack of attractive Romanians do it werewolf style in a mixed bag of teenage romance and watered down scariness. Unfortunately, neither romance or horror enough for enthusiasts of either persuasion." |
Ron Wilkinson |
Tomato 7/10 |
Bobby (2006) |
"A dynamite ensemble cast gives a good try but writer/director Emilio Estevez bites off more than he can script in a too ambitious Robert Altman experiment gone mediocre" |
Ron Wilkinson |
Tomato 8/10 |
Brand Upon The Brain! (2006) |
"An expressionist journey with the best, most shadowy sets, the most outrageous inventions and the most horrific childhood memories ever seen in a lighthouse or an orphanage, let alone both." |
Ron Wilkinson |
Tomato 7/10 |
The Break-Up (2006) |
"Busts loose with every cool white guy urban cliché from baseball to video games...but the women save the day" |
Ron Wilkinson |
Splat 5/10 |
Breaking and Entering (2007) |
"The inner city doesn't work for either Minghella or Law in this tedious pot-boiler that even Juliette Binoche can't pull out of the fire" |
Ron Wilkinson |
Tomato 8/10 |
The Bridge (2006) |
"What starts as a clever documentary of Golden Gate Bridge jumpers becomes one the most compelling examinations of suicide ever put to film." |
Ron Wilkinson |
Tomato 7/10 |
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009) |
"A haunting exploration into men's minds that becomes too much of a psychological study to qualify as accessible entertainment for most." |
Ron Wilkinson |
Tomato 9/10 |
Broken Embraces (2009) |
"A sumptuous and saddening feast of noir massaged in minute detail by the master of women in trouble." |
Ron Wilkinson |
Tomato 8/10 |
Burn After Reading (2008) |
"A stellar cast and the usual percolating plot of the Coens combine in one of their most entertaining crime comedies to date. Funny stuff with Clooney, McDormand and Malkovich frame a breakthrough comedic performance by Brad Pitt." |
Ron Wilkinson |
Tomato 7/10 |
The Burning Plain (2009) |
"Suggestions of a potential smash keep the audience hoping this film will come together but in the end it is too much and too little." |
Ron Wilkinson |
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